Speakers Notes Deck

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Sheffield’s Residents…

› Over 1.4 million people

live in Sheffield’s

catchment

› Healthy growth in both

total and of working age

populations

› +9% increase since 2001,

much higher than in the

surrounding region

› An estimated growth of

around 1% in the working

age group to 2023

› A young profile with just

over 30% of working age

residents under 30

(Yorkshire 28.8%, England

29.9%)

Sheffield’s catchme

nt…

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Sheffield’s Workforce…

› A total labour pool of

735,900 people

› Close to 650,000

employees

› A youthful employee

profile, those under 25

representing 15.4%

(Yorkshire 13.4%, England

12%)

› There are proportionately

more manufacturing jobs

in the catchment than

regionally and nationally

Sheffield’s catchme

nt…

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Sheffield’s Employees…

› Manufacturing is an

important component of

the area’s economy

› Provides proportionately

more jobs in the

catchment than in

Yorkshire or England

› Over one in four

manufacturing employees

work in medium and high

technology environments

› Jobs in the manufacture of

metals and metal products

are particularly prominent

in the catchment

Sheffield’s catchme

nt…

“There are proportionately more jobs in the manufacturing of metals and metal products than in Yorkshire or England”

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Sheffield’s Training…

› Proportionately more of

Sheffield’s employees

benefit from work related

training than in Yorkshire

or England

› Rates of training among

those in the production

industries are higher still

and stand above regional

and national comparisons

Sheffield’s catchme

nt…“Proportionately more employees participate in training in the catchment than regionally or nationally”

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Sheffield’s Universities…

› Over 60,000 students

attend Sheffield’s two

universities, a quarter of

these are studying at

postgraduate level

› An international pool - 40%

of postgraduates are from

overseas

(Yorkshire 37%, England

36.7%)

› Over 20,000 students

graduate annually from

these universities, a third

with a postgrad

qualification

Sheffield’s catchme

nt…

“One in ten students attending Sheffield’s Universities are enrolled in Engineering ”

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Sheffield’s Recruitment Costs…

› On cost grounds, Sheffield

is one of the most

competitive locations in

the country to locate a

manufacturing business

› The large and diverse

catchment area means

Sheffield is readily able to

support high recruitment

volumes

Sheffield’s catchme

nt…

“Manufacturing salaries in the catchment are around 12% below rates in London”

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